Nothing gets my heart racing and motor running like waking up at 5:30 in the morning to do a class experiment, in the woods, for two and a half hours, with a very good chance of rain. Oh, I forgot to mention that I was just one of two men in a class filled with sleepy cranky women who had already disclosed their displeasure of having to go on this field trip. So it goes without saying that I wasn't too excited about the class experiment, but I kept a cool head anyway. I honestly enjoy the class and my classmates, and that even though the cards were stacked against me, I was still able to enjoy the experience. For starters, it didn't rain. I was totally relieved of that. The closest we had gotten to rain was a heavy overcast with a slight mist in the air.
Everything, however, wasn't so great when we actually started to run the experiment and measuring the field. It was abundantly clear that we were all confused and didn't know our east from our west. I'm honestly not even sure if we ever got the measurments correct, but we came close. Once we were done measuring, we finally got to the part where we dealt with the trees. It wasn't easy at first, but with some help from our great overseers, we managed to pull it off.
Overall the experience was ok. I don't know if I would want to do this again if all of the elements were the same (cranky girls, potential monsoon) but it gives me better insight into how the scientists must conduct research even when the elements are less than desirable and out of their control. My hat goes off to them.
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